Jasminum cuneatum Jongkind (Oleaceae), a new species from Guinée, Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire Author Jongkind, Carel C. H. text Adansonia 2010 3 2010-06-30 32 1 141 143 http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.5252/a2010n1a9 journal article 10.5252/a2010n1a9 1639-4798 4601342 Jasminum cuneatum Jongkind , sp. nov. ( Fig. 1 ) Species nova J. kwangense Liben affinis, sed foliis tenioribus eglandulatis. TYPUS . — Guinée . Nimba Mountains , Gouan Valley , 850 m altitude, 21.VIII.2008 , Jongkind 8376 (holo-, WAG; iso-, BR, K, MO, P). PARATYPES . — Guinée . Macenta , 8. V .1926, Collenette 16 ( K ). — Macenta, IV.1936 , Jacques-Felix 861 ( P ) . Liberia . Ganta, 13. V .1939, WJ Harley 1168 ( K ). — So-Banga , 20.IX.1926 , Linder 1155 ( K ). — Banga, 21.X.1926 , Linder 1172 ( K ) . Côte d’Ivoire . Bassin du Haut Nuon , entre Bampleu et Kouanhoulé, 6.IV.1909 , Chevalier 21182 ( P ) . — N de Man , 19.VIII.1969 , Thijsen 197 ( WAG , P ) . DESCRIPTION Twining climber several meters long.Twigs pubescent. Leaves opposite; petiole 2-9 mm long, often with a clear joint, with short hairs most densely at upper side; blade elliptic, 3.5-11 × 2-4.5 cm , almost glabrous, 5 pairs of lateral nerves, with a few not very conspicuous hairs in the axils of the larger lateral nerves only, base cuneate, apex acute to acuminate. Inflorescence cymose or almost umbellate, up to 7-flowered; peduncle 7-23 mm long; pedicel 12-30 mm long; calyx tube 1-2 mm high, 5(-6) linear lobes 6-8 mm long with a few hairs or glabrous, green, slightly accrescent in fruit; corolla glabrous, white, with 5 or more slender lobes c. 15 × 1.5 mm , slender tube 20- 24 mm long, slightly widening below the base of the anthers; the two stamens included in the tube, filaments c. 1.5 mm long; anthers c. 4 mm long, apiculate; style glabrous, shortly exserted. Fruit one or two lobed, glabrous, shiny, no mature fruits known yet. HABITAT AND DISTRIBUTION Forests in South-East Guinée , North Liberia and West Côte d’Ivoire , from c. 200 to 850 m altitude.